ABL GF / Life Members

I was just wondering why the former greats of the hardwood were forced to pay the $10 entry fee to Saturday's night Grand Finals. For the past 30 years life membership has entitled cardholders to all games bar the NBL and International games, so why the change this year? I personally think they should be given a little more respect than this... considering all the entertainment they have given to SA Basketball fans over the years.

Interesting that the Life Members were required to pay the admission fee - wonder if they were required to pay for a car park. Given the fact that their presence was acknowledged during both games (and they were provided with drinks and nibblies at half time in both games) then it is surprising about paying (maybe they were subsidising the food/drink).It also appears that not ALL Life Members were indeed invited to attend. Have personally spoken to some Life Members who had not been invited to attend. I wonder how accurate the Association's records are. It certainly appears that the current administration has not learned anything from the mistakes of previous administrators (and their assistants). Maybe they will eventually get the message and get it right.

I have been a player life member almost since its inception. I have a badge and had a card which disintegrated long ago. This gave me entry to "district" games at Apollo although I did manage to talk my way into games at F/ville, Marion etc.I haven't had any communication in many years,so don't know what my membership entitles me to anymore.

I dont know about these days but there used to be different degrees of life membership too. There used to be life membership which you got if you played, coached, officiated in x games. Then there was a life membership if you had contributed over a long period of time ie someone who had been volunteering for many years in different positions from playing, coaching, board level, on the door etc etc etc these people got their name up on the board in the board room at the dome. Well that is my understanding of how it used to work

Considering Basketball SA only came into existance 12months ago how is it that they already have life members?

As far as I can tell they don't.

Why then do all BASA Life Members have to receive free entry? Do they get free entry to 36ers or Lightning matches? No.

Basketball SA clearly invited those it chose to and those it deemed to have had a large enough impact on local South Australian basketball as many have said there were VIPs who did receive free entry and special attention.

Just as we have learnt to deal with the fact the 36ers and Lightning are now new entities isn't it time we accept that Basketball SA is as well?